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Definitions for plover
ˈplʌv ər, ˈploʊ vərplover
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Princeton's WordNet
plovernoun
any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
Wiktionary
plovernoun
Any of various wading birds of the family Charadriidae.
Etymology: From plover, pluvier, plovier, from plovarius, of disputed origin; perhaps from Latin pluvia.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Plovernoun
A lapwing. A bird.
Etymology: pluvier, Fr. pluvialis, Lat.
Of wild birds, Cornwall hath quail, rail, patridge, pheasant and plover. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall.
Scarce
The bittern knows his time: or from the shore,
The plovers when to scatter o’er the heath
And sing. James Thomson, Spring.
Wikipedia
Plover
Plovers ( PLUV-ər, also US: PLOH-vər) are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae.
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plover
A plover is a type of bird, typically found near water, that belongs to the family Charadriidae. These birds are characterized by their relatively short bodies, rounded heads, short necks, and straight bills. Plovers are present in most parts of the world and some species are known for their long-distance migrations. They feed primarily on insects, worms, and other small invertebrates.
Webster Dictionary
Plovernoun
any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family Charadridae, and especially those belonging to the subfamily Charadrinsae. They are prized as game birds
Plovernoun
any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover (Dromas ardeola); the American upland, plover (Bartramia longicauda); and other species of sandpipers
Etymology: [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See Float.]
Wikidata
Plover
Plovers are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. There are about 40 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subfamily, Vanellinae, comprises another 20-odd species. Plovers are found throughout the world, and are characterised by relatively short bills. They hunt by sight, rather than by feel as longer-billed waders like snipes do. They feed mainly on insects, worms or other invertebrates, depending on habitat, which are obtained by a run-and-pause technique, rather than the steady probing of some other wader groups. The plover group of birds has a distraction display subcategorized as false brooding, pretending to change position, to sit on an imaginary nest site. A group of plovers may be referred to as a stand, wing, or congregation. A group of dotterels may be referred to as a trip.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Plover
pluv′ėr, n. a well-known wading bird. [Fr. pluvier—L. pluvia, rain.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PLOVER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Plover is ranked #152628 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Plover surname appeared 107 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Plover.
88.7% or 95 total occurrences were White.
5.6% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of plover in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of plover in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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